Proton Calorimetry/Experimental Runs
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Information is available for the following experimental runs:
2021
- UCLH 3rd November 2021
- Experimental measurements at UCLH. Second beam test with photodiode DAQ system.
- Test light output with white sheets, detector enclosure grounding and optical grease coupling.
- Investigate positional and angular dependence of range reconstruction.
- Measurements of 2 and 3 mm scintillator sheets
- Thickness measurements of 2 mm and 3 mm thick scintillator sheets from Nuvia, stripped of black paint and then painted white.
- Noise Tests of 2nd DDC232 Prototype. 22nd April.
- Investigating source of electronic background noise observed in UCLH beam test.
- Measure dark noise in lab/office with CMOS sensor turned on/off.
- UCLH 15th April 2021
- Experimental measurements at UCLH. First beam test with photodiode DAQ system.
- Validate photodiode range reconstruction against CMOS sensor.
- Daisy Chain Tests of 2nd DDC232 Prototype. 1st April.
- Debugging daisy chain problems in the 2nd DDC232 prototype, using a board with resistors instead of photodiodes.
- Daisy Chain Tests of 2nd DDC232 Prototype. 4th March.
- Debugging daisy chain problems in the 2nd DDC232 prototype, using a board with resistors instead of photodiodes.
2020
- Dark noise in different rooms at UCL. Nov 27th
- Large statistic tests of dark noise in D27, D109 and D106.
- Electronics test with large statistics. Nov 13th
- Large statistic tests of photodiodes with light injected in many layers, different FSR and integration times, test mode and PD unplugged.
- Home Test of Photodiodes. Nov 12th
- Large statistic tests of photodiodes at home with different FSR and integration times.
- Large statistics photodiode signal. Oct 23rd
- LED injected light in sheet 8: different PDs arrays, integration time and full scale.
- Comparison of sensor and photodiodes signal. Oct 7th
- LED injected light in sheet 8: two read-out comparison.
- Measurements of scintillator sheets cross talk
- Cross Talk measurements.
2019
- Measurements of 2 and 3 mm scintillator sheets
- Thickness measurements of 2 mm and 3 mm thick scintillator sheets from Nuvia.
- 12th–15th April 2019
- Experimental measurements at Heidelberg using range calorimeter and Proton, Helium, Carbon, Oxygen beam.
- Data for PTCOPG talk.
- LeCroy HDO6104 Trigger Dead-time Measurements
- Summary of LeCroy HDO6104 Trigger Dead-time Measurements.
2018
- 16th–18th November 2018
- Experimental measurements at Heidelberg using range calorimeter and Helium beam.
- Single PMT module tests to provide data for HIT pCT reconstruction.
- 25th-26th October 2018
- Experimental measurements at Birmingham using fast treatment plan verification test setup.
- Improved setup from 21st February 2018 with PRaVDA module trigger output.
- 16th August 2018
- Experimental measurements with range calorimeter using Carbon beam at MedAustron.
- Range measurements from 120 to 184.5 MeV/u.
- 23rd March 2018
- Single module calorimeter measurements to support TUWien proton CT tracker.
- 22nd March 2018
- Experimental measurements with range calorimeter from 62 to 252 MeV.
- Precision range measurements from 62 to 100 MeV.
- 8th-9th March 2018
- First experimental measurements of the plastic scintillator range calorimeter.
- Measurements at 28 and 36 MeV using ISDI sensor and Nikon DSLR.
- 21st February 2018
- Experimental measurements at Birmingham using fast treatment plan verification test setup.
- Measurements of 2 and 3 mm scintillator sheets
- Thickness measurements of 2 mm and 3 mm thick scintillator sheets from Nuvia.
- Plan of Action for January–March 2018
- Plan of action for range calorimeter assembly and experimental tests from January to March 2018.
2017
- 7th September 2017
- Tests of Nuvia scintillator stacks with PRaVDA CMOS pixel sensors (PRIAPUS) at the Birmingham Cyclotron with a 28 MeV beam.
- 10th August 2017
- Tests of Nuvia scintillator stacks with PRaVDA CMOS pixel sensors (PRIAPUS).
- 1st-3rd March 2017
- Measurements at MedAustron with longer scintillator and 252MeV beam.
- Give short explanation of the purpose and results.
2016
- 24th-25th November 2016
- Give short explanation of the purpose and results.
- 2nd-3rd August 2016
- Energy-to-range calibration measurements with a calibration wheel used by physicists at Clatterbridge with detector module comprising a 2" PMT and new PS-based scintillator.
- Data cross-checking measurements taken with the wheel to that taken with PMMA blocks of equivalent thickness at the same location, and further upstream at the modulator box.
- Measured total dose delivered to the new PS-based scintillator for radiation damage and hardness considerations.
- Recorded waveform data with new LeCroy HDO6104 oscilloscope.
- Made neutron measurements with the large 8" PMT hexagonal block module.
2015
- 21st-22nd December 2015
- Give short explanation of the purpose and results.
- 8th-9th July 2015
- Give short explanation of the purpose and results.
2014
- 8th-9th December 2014
- Give short explanation of the purpose and results.
2013
- 9th-10th December 2013
- Give short explanation of the purpose and results.